Darbhanga vs Ratlam
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Darbhanga and Ratlam.
Live AQI from Open-Meteo CAMS (~45 km global model, updated hourly). Multi-year history from CPCB station data via aqinow.co pipeline (2016–2024, station-level daily records).
AQI Comparison
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2023, Darbhanga averaged an AQI of 365 while Ratlam averaged 113 — a 252-point (223%) gap, with Darbhanga the more polluted and Ratlam the cleaner of the two. On 379 days when both cities reported, Ratlam was cleaner on 324 of them; the average daily gap was 122 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Darbhanga peaks in December, while Ratlam peaks in November. Darbhanga logged 7.1% Severe days and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ratlam was 0% Severe and 46.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Darbhanga 20 days, Ratlam 59 days.
Year-over-year progress
Darbhanga has worsened by 116 AQI points (46.6%) from 2021 to 2023; Ratlam has improved by 19 AQI points (14.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Darbhanga reached AQI 473 at Town Hall Lal Bagh (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01; Ratlam hit AQI 302 at Shasthri Nagar Ratlam (Lab) on 2020-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Darbhanga spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 208, max 208); Ratlam spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 103, max 103).